層檀
Chinese edit
phonetic | |||
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trad. (層檀) | 層 | 檀 | |
simp. (层檀) | 层 | 檀 |
(This form in the hanzi box is uncreated: "层檀".)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān), the title of the Seljuk rulers, perhaps through Persian.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
層檀
- (obsolete, historical) the Seljuk Empire [11th and 12th centuries]